Final Draft: Tattoo You

Destiny Guerrero

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When I first see this tattoo I see it on what appears to be a women’s wrist on her right arm. The tattoo is of a heartbeat wave length following by a heart all in black ink. When you see lines going up and down in that direction it automatically reminds you of a heart monitor you see in hospital.

The tattoo’s only and main color is black and I believe it is only in black to let it be known that it is to be taken seriously. Black is the color of mourning and, I believe The mother that tattooed the heart beat in black because she was mourning her now gone infant but she wanted to still keep him close to her. The mother was trying to show the pain and love she was feeling at the moment, the horrible pain of losing a child but loving them so much you could never let them go.  

The wrist has a pulse and your wrist is something you see every day it’s close to you. The mother loved her son with everything in her heart, and she let it be known that even though he’s gone she’s never going to let go or forget. This tattoo symbolizes the love between a mother and an infant, whatever she wears, wherever she goes, whoever she sees it’ll always be there to remind her of her sons once beating heart. In my opinion, the tattoo is a beautiful way to remember her son. A better and happier time when his heart was once beating will forever live in her heart and on her wrist.

The owner of this tattoo chose her tattoo by wanting to express her love for her now deceased child, to keep her child’s memory alive forever on her skin. The mother was obviously devastated by the loss of her son, I don’t think she was looking to express individuality just a way to show her love. The mother captured what how much she misses and loves her son in her wrist tattoo.
 

When I first see this tattoo I see it on what appears to be a women’s wrist on her right arm. The tattoo is of a heart beat wave length and then following is a heart all in black ink. When you see lines going up and down in that direction it automatically reminds you of a heart monitor you see in hospital.

I think it’s important to her that she tattooed it on her wrist because the wrist has a pulse and your wrist is something you see every day it’s close to you. The mother loved her son with everything in her heart and she let it be known that even though he’s gone she’s never going to let go or forget. This tattoo symbolizes the love between a mother and an infant, whatever she wears, wherever she goes, whoever she sees it’ll always be there to remind her of her sons once beating heart. In my opinion, the tattoo is a beautiful way to remember her son. A better and happier time when his heart was once beating will forever live in her heart and on her wrist.

People will have this confused feeling at first sight of the tattoo and wonder why anyone would ever get that tattoo? But once explained I feel it would leave spectators with this melancholy feeling in their hearts. The first thing others would see is this squiggly line that is uneven and ink black, there isn't much too the tattoo at first glance. Something people might miss when they first see the mother's tattoo is the story and the real and powerful meaning behind it, how the mother felt and why she got this tattoo. I feel people will be left feeling extremely saddened after hearing the real meaning behind the tattoo it might even leave them regretting asking what the tattoo was about and why she wanted to get it. However, I do think out of curiosity viewers would ask what kind of illness the baby had because I myself am curious as to why the baby passed. As for myself, I believe the mother captured her love and sadness very well in her choice of body art. She herself said she wasn't a fan of body ink but she would only ever do this for her son which really pulls at your heart strings because you realize how much this affected her as a person and mother. 

She didn’t care for an audience she got this tattoo for her and for her son. It is easy to find a tattoo on someone’s wrist but I don’t believe that’s why she got it on her wrist I think she got it there so she can always see it. The tattoo was meant for her now deceased son who she will forever keep safe in her heart, memory, and wrist.